ANU announces new Cyber Institute

ANU is perfectly placed to bring together the required expertise across a range of areas to deal with the increasingly complex issues in the cyber domain. The Australian National University (ANU) has announced the establishment of the nation's first interdisciplinary Cyber Institute. The announcement was made during a visit to Israel by a major Australian cyber security and innovation delegation, led by the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, Dan Tehan. The ANU Cyber Institute will combine expertise from across a range of disciplines to conduct leading research that will help shape the nation's future in the increasingly vital fields of cyber security and innovation. The Institute will be jointly managed by the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) and the ANU National Security College (NSC). ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt said the ANU Cyber Institute would be the first of its kind in Australia. "ANU is perfectly placed to bring together the required expertise across a range of areas to deal with the increasingly complex issues in the cyber domain," Professor Schmidt said.